An African Historical Framework
Informative introduction to African history and culture by Malaika Mutere is part of the Kennedy Center's African Oddysey InterActive.

African Timelines, Part II: African Empires
Heavily hyperlinked table of events from the first century to the fifteenth, by Cora Agatucci at Central Oregon Community College.

Background to the epic of Sundiata Keita
Geography, religion, society and politics of Sundiata's Mali, by James A. Jones, Ph.D. of West Chester University.

Civilizations in Africa
Overview by Richard Hooker provides information on various cultures in Africa from earliest times through the middle ages and beyond. Note: Use the menu at the bottom of the page to move beyond the introduction.

The Internet African History Sourcebook
This excellent resource by Paul Halsall at Fordham University includes online translations of primary documents and maps from ancient Africa to the present.

Shagrat al-Durr
A brief bio of the woman who took the title of Sultan, regrouped the Egyptian forces and wrested Damietta back from the Crusaders. From the Women in World History Curriculum.

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